Man sues over commercial use of mugshot

by Walter Olson on December 6, 2009

After an Ohio man’s 2005 arrest for huffing gold spray paint, his gilt-chinned police mugshot raced around the Internet, ensuring him “worldwide infamy”. Now he’s represented by a lawyer who’s suing entities that have used his visage on “T-shirts, coffee mugs and even a billboard in Europe.” [AP, Legal Blog Watch]

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{ 3 comments }

1 Bob Lipton 12.06.09 at 9:23 am

May we have a picture of the lawyer?

Bob

2 Bill H 12.06.09 at 6:41 pm

Why? Do you think maybe that answers the question “…where da gold at” ? :)

3 econobiker 12.12.09 at 4:40 am

Did he ever think to ask how the star Nick Nolte felt about HIS mugshot?

Too bad- public domain government file.

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